I hang on to the little pieces of styrofoam that the ICs come in. Then, when I start a new project, I group the resistors by value and stick them in the styrofoam by group in the order they are put in the PCB. This way, I can check that I have the right amount before I get too far into the project. And it's easier to find the next set of resistors to plug in. (Of course, it's always a good idea to double check your groups as they are pulled from the styrofoam.)
BTW, welcome home, tuckerror.
--PBr
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeffrey Pontius [mailto:
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Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 11:41 AM
To: tuckerror
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motm@yahoogroups.comSubject: Re: [motm] part of the family.
> i guess i should admit that i have only built the power source.
> anyways, i am sure i will be cursing paul eventually when i get lost
> in a pile of resistors.
FWIW before any assembly I cut small strips of masking tape, label the
non-sticky side with the resistor values, and then 'stick' the wire ends
of all of the corresponding resistors to the sticky side of the tape.
That way I can concentrate on assembly and not on identifying resistors at
the same time. (Same for some cap's).
Jeff